Ballads - Story Songs!

Hello Songwriters and Balladeers!

This week we bridge story and screenplay with ballads.  Play with the format - most of it should feel familiar already.  We have done some of this writing when we have work-shopped with guests.  Think quatrains, rhyme schemes, relateble premise, personification, juxtaposition.  Have fun with this format.

1. SWT - Juxtapositions
2. RRG Groups - Mitty
3.  Ballads - Handout
* Ideas, Mentor Texts
4.  Writing Time

HW
1. Natasha/Sheila - Reflection/Inspired By - Due TUES
2. Ballad - Draft Due WED for WRG - Copies and Q's
3. Ballad - Final Draft Due FRI

EC - 6 Week Grades Close Friday 3/8
1. LE Tuesday
2.  Poetry Club WED
3. Symposium Reflection - Due Friday
4. Slam - Next Mon 3/11
5. Weekend Poetry Workshop at Liberty Station - FREE.  Ask for Info

Prompts:
1.  Joy and Grief
2.  Hot and Cold
3.  Up and Down
4.  Loud and Quiet
5.  ?